On Friday, May 27, a group of pro-fish farm scientists responded to recent testimonies before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans through an opinion article in the Globe and Mail.
Four of the authors are from British Columbia.
Continue reading Pro Fish farm scientists respond through Globe and Mail
By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Up until a few weeks ago, for Cortes Islanders needing to remove dead vehicles, or get ones in need of repair to a mechanic, it meant a trip to neighboring Quadra Island, or to Campbell River on Vancouver Island, or, hiring someone providing those services to come to Cortes. The same went for getting a tire repaired, but not anymore.
Continue reading Needed vehicle hauling and tire repair service launched on Cortes IslandHow our local government works
The Strathcona Regional District will be conducting an independent audit of director remuneration and expenses.
“I received more money than other directors,” admitted Regional Director Jim Abram of Area C (Discovery Islands-Mainland Inlets), who then proceeded to explain how this came about.
Chair Brad Unger said, “There’s no defending anything here. The motion is for an audit of director renumeration. There’s no name of a director in that. It’s directors, it is all of us.”
Regional Director Brenda Leigh of Area D (Oyster Bay-Buttle Lake) protested, “I see this motion and this whole initiative as nothing but political – right before an election!”
Continue reading Significant variation in Director expenses, SRD calls for independent auditQuadra ICAN is trying to gage the public support for a ride share program on Quadra, Cortes and Read Islands.
On their website, it states “Ride sharing is essentially carpooling. A driver offers a seat in their car to other community members seeking a ride to a similar destination. It is an environmentally conscious, cost effective, ferry line reducing and community building alternative mode of transportation.”
Continue reading Quadra ICAN: surveying the need for ride share on Quadra, Cortes and Read Islands
Cst. Rebekah Draht of the Quadra RCMP released a report of 10 incidents that occurred between May 17 and 22nd, 2022.
Seven of these accounts mention either a boat, or a ferry terminal.
Continue reading Quadra RCMP update from May 17-22
